-The Hindu Asks Centre to clarify steps taken to sanction funds The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday directed the Centre to explain by March 9 the steps it had taken with respect to a plea made by the State government last month to sanction Rs. 39,565 crore from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to provide relief to farmers since all the 32 districts in the State had been declared drought-affected. Justices...
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Centre okays Rs 4,000 crore for 7 drought-hit states
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday approved relief assistance of over Rs 4,000 crore for seven drought-affected states from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF). The maximum Rs 1,737.65 crore will be released to Tamil Nadu, followed by Rs 1,193.41 crore to Rajasthan, Rs 336.94 crore to Jharkhand, Rs 332.57 crore to Assam, Rs 280.19 crore to Andhra Pradesh, Rs 170.19 crore to Himachal Pradesh and Rs 16.02...
More »Centre gives Rs 3050 crore to drought-hit Maharashtra, Rs 2033 crore to Madhya Pradesh -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday approved financial relief assistance of Rs 3050 crore for drought-hit Maharashtra and Rs 2033 crore for Madhya Pradesh. The financial assistance will be given to these states from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF). The decision was taken by a high-level committee after examining the proposals based on the report of the central team which visited the severe drought affected states in...
More »West Bengal gets Rs 1104 crore from Centre as flood relief
-The Times of India KOLKATA: The Centre has allocated Rs 1104 crore to Bengal under the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF). Bengal's allocation is the highest after Madhya Pradesh (Rs 2033 crore) and Maharashtra (Rs 3050). Odisha, Manipur and Chhattisgarh, the other beneficiaries, have received much less. Increased allocation of NDRF funds for Bengal had figured in discussions between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 8 in...
More »Cabinet approves additional 50 days of work for rural households in drought-hit areas -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: With India's 40% of the area facing drought situation due to deficient Monsoon rainfall, the government on Wednesday approved additional 50 days of employment over and above 100 days per household per year under the MGNREGA in drought affected areas. The move to increase the days of employment from 100 days to 150 days was approved by the Union Cabinet, which met under Prime Minister Narendra...
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